Sweeteners are food additives that impart sweetness to soft drinks. Sweeteners can be divided into nutritive sweeteners and non-nutritive sweeteners according to their nutritional value; according to their sweetness, they can be divided into low-sweetness sweeteners and high-sweetness sweeteners; Divided into natural sweeteners and synthetic sweeteners.
Type of sweetener?
According to their sources, they can be divided into natural sweeteners and artificial sweeteners; according to their nutritional value, they can be divided into nutritive sweeteners and non-nutritive sweeteners; according to their chemical structures and properties, they can be divided into sugars and non-saccharides. sweetener.
Characteristics of sweeteners?
High safety, good taste, high stability, good water solubility, and reasonable price.
The role of sweeteners?
(1) Taste: Sweetness is one of the indicators of many foods. In order to make food and beverages taste palatable, a certain amount of sweetener needs to be added.
(2) For the adjustment and enhancement of flavor, sweetness is generally required in cakes; in beverages, there is a “sugar-acid ratio” for flavor adjustment. Sweeteners allow products to achieve good flavor while retaining fresh flavor.
(3) The formation of flavor, sweetness and the flavor of many foods are complementary to each other, and the flavor of many products is produced by the combination of flavor substances and sweeteners, so many foods are added with sweeteners.
